Mini Lid Banjos

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Jar lids are something I’ve been collecting for a while, feeling sure that they would come in handy for some future repurposing craft idea (I may have been called a hoarder once or twice). Now I’ve finally used them for something – hooray! The kids love these mini banjos so much that they don’t even mind that I raided their loom band collection for the strings. You can make your own Mini Lid Banjo in less than ten minutes (and that’s a conservative estimate), see how in the tutorial movie or scroll down for more detailed pictures and step by step instructions.

You will need:

How to:

Place four loom bands over the lid and secure in place with a pice of duct tape as shown (I did try hot glue gun for a more seamless finish but guess what? the loom bands melted and snapped as soon as they touched the hot glue – whoops!)

Next cut the end from your jumbo craft stick and decorate it with a washi tape pattern.

Now attach the lid with loom bands in place to the craft stick with a second piece of duct tape.

Finally use small dabs of craft glue to stick on your sequins, or alternatively use plastic gems or a marker to draw the little tuning knobs on the end of your banjo handle.

That’s all! The sound is less amazing than I’d hoped for but they do look cute and that’s the most important thing don’t you think?

Comments

Is this not the most cute innovative idea ever!! Love it!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 when my lil one gets old enough, we are totally doing this so she can jam with daddy (who plays guitar!)
– Natalie at relentlessatheart.com

Love these – they are so cute! Am going to make them into busy bags to keep my kids entertained for an afternoon while on holiday! Am off now to check out the rest of your site for more great ideas! Thank you A

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Kate Grono

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I’m basically a big kid who never grew up and still loves to muck around with paint, glue, glitter and toilet rolls. With the crafts shared here on this website I’m hoping to give other parents and carers inspiration to get crafty with their kids at home – make our projects, or use them as a source of inspiration to spark ideas of your own. When it comes to crafting no rules apply!